motor scooter

NOUN

motorized bicycle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

motorbike scooter

WEAK

dirt bike motorcycle scrambler trail bike

Example Sentences

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Many have noted the slow postpandemic recovery of motor scooter sales, a product seen as an indicator of how entry-level consumers are doing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Here it’s Margaret Cho on a motor scooter, cruising through a cloud of exhaust.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Before graduate school, he invested in a Colombian floor tile company while on a motor scooter trip in South America.

From Science Magazine • May 16, 2024

Eventually, her cardiologist did write her a prescription for a motor scooter, but it couldn’t be delivered for six months and she ended up having to create a GoFundMe to get one sooner herself.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2023

Imagine that you are approaching the speed of light on a motor scooter.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan